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20 DIY Eco-Friendly Summer Toys

June 6, 2010

You don’t have to spend a lot of green on cool eco-friendly summer toys. You, along with your kids can make a whole slew of eco-friendly toys all on your own, with low-cost eco-friendly or recycled materials. Following are 20 eco-fun, summer toy projects. Really neat rock dominoes (shown above) – one of those I [...]

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Plan an eco-friendly picnic or barbecue

June 3, 2010

Now that we’re heading into June you’re probably thinking about hosting a picnic or barbecue. Maybe large or maybe just with your immediate family, but no matter the size of your event you can keep it green. Picnics and barbecues are naturally earth-friendly because they get you, your pals and your family out into nature [...]

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DIY pretend doctor set

June 2, 2010

Kids love to play doctor and vet pretend games. Sadly, for kids who like to pretend there aren’t many play doctor kits available. Or at least there are few made of non-plastic materials AND I’ve never seen a pretend vet set made with eco-friendly materials. I know of two decent doctor kits if your kiddo [...]

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Green Toy Review: Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks

May 28, 2010

Review summary: When Tegu blocks first hit the toy market (back in 2009) the small company received a warm welcome from parents looking for eco-friendly toys (good) but couldn’t keep up with demand (not so good). They closed up shop to regroup and the wait list for their blocks grew to 2000+. Now Tegu is [...]

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Green Glossary: Bisphenol A (BPA)

May 22, 2010

Bisphenol A (BPA) is Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that’s been used for more than 40 years. BPA is normally produced in large quantities, 7 billion pounds+ per year actually, for use primarily in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins – in such products as hard plastic food containers, baby bottles, sippy [...]

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10 Amazing & Inexpensive Outdoor Nature Toys for Summer

May 20, 2010

Hey all. I’ve got a wedding to attend this week plus I caught some icky old stomach bug so don’t expect another post until Friday or Saturday. What I will leave you with is a quick round-up of outdoor summer-ready, eco-friendly toys that are all under $40. Soon we’ll look at some cool green summer [...]

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Adorable Kid Sized Backyard BBQ Set

May 16, 2010

We were just looking at eco-friendly grilling here the other day, and then today (strangely) I came across this totally cute play BBQ set for the kiddos. This looks like a really fun summer toy for the younger set. This realistic-looking My Backyard BBQ Set comes with a hood that really opens so chefs can [...]

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Green Product Review: PlayMais

May 9, 2010

Today I’ve got a video review that my son Cedar and I made in summer 2008. Or I should say a video that my son reluctantly made. Cedar would rather be showing off his dance moves than talking about a toy, but he’s also a semi-good sport. It’s nuts to see this old video by [...]

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Food industry wants to keep BPA in food – big surprise

April 30, 2010

In not so shocking news, major players in the the food industry and business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce want to make sure that bisphenol-A (BPA) stays in consumer food and beverage containers. Sweet! According to the Washington Post, the bill on the table, meant to improve food safety, was already passed overwhelmingly [...]

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New Eco Recycling Game by Plan Toys

April 5, 2010

Plan Toys has a really neat new game available – Eco Recycling Game that will help you open up the recycling discussion with little ones ages 4+. Totally cute right!? This wooden recycling game set includes a dice, a canvas game mat, 4 recycled bins, 4 figures, and 16 pieces of recyclable waste tokens. To [...]